Passage grave at Bjerrebygård

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Bjerrebygård passage tomb - eastern chamber

The passage grave of Bjerrebygård ( Danish also Bjerreby Jættestue , Dyssekamre ved Bjergby or Skebjerg called) lying in a field west of the road between Simmerbølle and Tullebølle on the Danish island of Langeland . It dates from the Neolithic Age around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.

The Langdysse without a preserved border is still about 20.0 m long (once possibly 30.0 m), 10.0 m wide and oriented east-west. The originally rectangular hill is now more oval. In the hill are the pear-shaped chambers of two passage graves ( Danish Jættestuer ).

The western chamber is about 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. The capstones are no longer in situ . One is in the chamber. A bearing stone and a frame stone still stand in situ from the corridor.

The eastern chamber also measures 5.0 × 2.0 m. The two capstones are there, but one has shifted slightly inward. There are more than a dozen bowls on the northern capstone . A frame and a bearing stone have been preserved from the corridor.

No excavations have taken place.

See also

literature

  • Jens Bech: Monuments on Langeland (= Tryk from Langelands Museum. Vol. 4, ZDB -ID 2370563-2 ). 2nd edition. Langelands Centraltrykkeri, Rudkøbing 1981.
  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 227

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for a long bed, in contrast to this, Runddysse are those systems that are located in a round hill.
  2. ↑ Pear-shaped chambers are more typical of Sweden. They can also be found at the facilities in Frejlev Skov , the giant beds of Frellesvig and at Knudsby Stordysse .

Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 10.4 "  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 28.9"  E